San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-06-24
BROOKLYN LETTER.
For the LIGHT.

A'I luN lAhlAAs
BROOKLYN, June 10th, 1887.
Among the visitors at st. AnthoDy's
Shrine was lady from this city-a Mrs.
Edmonstone-a long time sufferer from
paralysis Of the left side. She declares
that she was directed in dream to
make this pilgrimage, and started with
full faith that she would be cured. The
result Is a great surprise to her unbe-
lieying friends, as the lady can now
walk as well as ever. Her doctor, a
most intelligent gentleman, believes
she will entirely recover, and adds. that
he Is quite familiar with this class of
psychological cures. The conviction
that she was going to be healed brought
the logical result, and st. Anthony
Shrine was curative only so far as this
conviction went.
The few women who got into the
wheat corner" have found themselves
quite helpless, and standing-to use a
homely metaphOr-"with their noses
against the wall" A break OF 10 cents
u bushels in the Chicago market has
caused the feminine spectators to feel
more respect for the flour barrel than
they ever felt before. One school
teacher has lost $4,000.
And this brings me quite legitimately
to the public school embrOglio In this
city. Among the influences which the
workers for women on the board OF edu-
cation have tried to secure Is that Of
Boss Mclaughlin" After the visit OF
the ladies to the mayor committee
waited upon the Boss" who re
Ceived' them politely" and expressed
himself favorable to the cause" IL
this is the case, then there Is no doubt
whatever about the result. As the
Eagle" remarked concerning this In
flueuce upon the board OF estimate,
They do net think they will re-
Cede, but they will recede." And
so the mayor, whom, by the way, Mr.
Al. Doggett calls a weakened old sis
ter-will say yes to the women II the
power that turns the political crank,
tells him to. TO my way OF thinking,
this step was false one on the part Of
my sister, and Ii 10 no argument to say
that the boss power might as well be
openly recognized, as cOvertly winked
at, nor that men accomplish their politi-
cal purposes 10 this way. Surely such
women can not be ignorant OF the disss-
trous effect OF rings" combines" and
"basses" upon our great cities. 1t Is a
shame TO civilization that women are
compelled to beg for places that are
theirs by right, but 1t is disgrace to
them TO bow the knee to any but q
legally recognized authority.
Sarah Bernhardt's mirth at the raids
lately made by her tiger upon the two
unfortunate writers, Is said to be side
splitting and cOnvulsive. She laughs
till she cries, and then begins all over
again. 1t Ia funny to see man suffer
whose finger Is bitten to the bone, and
the sight Of man with the flesh clean
ed off his breast. must be intensely
amusing. The Philadelphia writer
threatens to sue the great Theodore"
Fedora" and Camille Let us hope
he will. We have put up with Sarah's
snakes, skeletons and collins, and 1t
does seem as If the line might be drawn
at tiger cats. Cruelty in a woman is
most revolving, In such woman dOubly
so, and can not but cast baleiul shadow
upon her genius.
The Nihilists' picnic at HobOken was
a Enthusiastically bloody affair, but it
has only made slight ripple on the sur
face OF society. The country's reputa-
ton for free speech" must be preserved
at all hazards. Let 'em bring on the
COrpses. A few dead men, more or less,
don't count. But what OF the future?
1t needs no prophet to foretell that.
A lady artist studying in Paris, writes
as follows TO her friends In reference to
lne 'ptIh COnlque tTaBeuy: Il recelNeu
a Cablcgram from New York to make
some sketches as quickly as possible.
Mons. Duval, who is as kind to all OF us
young artists as though we were his
children. offered to accompany me, and
thus befriended and encouraged | start
ed. Courage M'dlle," said my friend
as he led me TO the place where sat the
seven women, stark, starving, all In
row. "NOw then, | should be mortified
to have you faint, "my companion added.
"Think only OF your art, my child" But
alas What was art to me at such q
moment! Life, death and the great
hereafter" crowded out every other
thought. 1t could not have made pen
Gil stroke, for the fame of LORI line, or
the wealth of a ROthschild."
ELEANOR KIRK.